Instructions for the dances at the CIECD Playford Ball, June 10, 2017

The dances are listed in alphabetical order, which is not necessarily
how they will be presented at the Ball. Some of the dances may be omitted
because of time limitations or to suit the needs of the dancers. This page is
not intended as a basis for arranging your partners in advance.

The instructions given here are meant as an aide memoire to help
experienced dancers familiarize themselves with the dances we will be doing.
They will probably be inadaquate to get you dancing if you have not done
country dancing before. However you need not have these dances memorized as
all dances will be taught at the Ball.

Serpentine: Lady 2 and gent 3 pass left shoulders and lead their
foursomes counter-clockwise in single-file circle into the opposite
half of the set. Lady 2 ends in lady 3’s original place, gent 3 ends
in gent 2’s original place. (1-4)

B

Top couple (4's) cast to 2nd position,
2nd couple (3's) leading up (1-2),
Middle couples (2's and 4's) cast down one place
while bottom couple (1's) lead up two places to 2nd
position [ending 3-1-4-2 proper] (3-4),
Foursomes (3's and 1's, 4's and 2's) dance 4 changes of rights and
lefts, starting with partner, 3 steps per change (5-8)

1’s lead down (1-2), lead up (3-4),
2’s lead up (5-6), lead down (7-8),Interlocking figure: 2’s cast up, cross down, and cast
up, ending in the middle of a line of 4 facing down;While 1’s lead down, cast up, and cross down, ending on
the end of the line of 4 facing down (9-16)

C1

All lead down a double, fall back a double; whirl in
place to face up (1-4),
All lead up a double, fall back a double; fold ends in to
a circle at end of phrase (5-8)

C2

1’s cross passing right and cast down to second place
while 2’s two-hand turn, moving up to 1st place (1-4),With new neighbors: 1’s gate the 2’s up and around (5-8)

Partners turn by the right one time around (1-4),
Corners turn by the left one time around (5-8),
Gents right hands across 3/4 (9-12),
Ladies left hands across 3/4 (13-16)

B

Facing across the set, change places with this partner using
2 chassé steps (ladies pass in front) (1-2),
Step and honor right to this partner (3-4),
Turn individually to face opposite direction, 2 changes of grand
chain, starting with right hand (5-8),
Waltz with next person to the gent's original place (9-12)

Neighbors two-hand turn 1 1/2 to change places (1-4),
Partners pass right shoulders to cross the set (5-6),
Partners right hand turn half-way to cross the set again,
fall back to place and face up (7-8)

B1

1's lead up while 2's cast down (1-2),
3 changes of a circular hey (3-6) (start passing partner by right shoulder)

1's cast down to 2nd position, 2's moving up (1-4),
1's and 3's circle left (5-8)

A2

1's cast back to 1st position, 2's moving down (1-4),
1's and 2's circle left (5-8)

B1

1s lead down the middle (walking) (1-4),
Lead back up (skipping) and cast to 2nd position, 2's moving up (5-8),
Join hands in long lines, set right and left moving forward (9-10),
Turn single back to place (11-12)

B2

Turn at the top: Couple in 1st position right-hand turn
while couples in 2nd and 3rd positions do 2 changes
of rights and lefts, starting with partner (4 steps per change) (1-4),Turn at the bottom: Couple in 3rd position right-hand turn
while couples in 1st and 2nd positions do 2 changes
of rights and lefts, starting with partner (4 steps per change) (5-8),Turn at the top: Couple in 1st position right-hand turn
while couples in 2nd and 3rd positions do 2 changes
of rights and lefts, starting with partner (4 steps per change) (1-4),

In B2 the people in 1st diagonal position, who are crossing second, can make
a larger loop to the right to use up the time as the people in 2nd diagonal
position cross. The people who cross first can make a loop after they cross
to use up the time as the other's cross and end facing their partners for the
two-hand turn.

As part of a continuing experiment we will be dancing this dance with no
teaching or prompting. If you know the dance, or feel you are experienced
enough to pick up a new dance easily, please join in. This is a fairly
straightforward dance so dancing with an experienced partner may be sufficient,
even if you don't know the dance. However, if you don't feel confident enough
to join in we hope you will enjoy the performance of the other dancers.

Videos of some people doing this dance. Be aware that our local styling may
be a bit different than that seen in the videos. However, these should give
you a feel for how the dance fits the music and some ideas for how to make
your own dancing elegant and graceful.

1’s lead down through the 2’s (1-2),
Twirl-to-swap to face back up (3-4),
1’s lead back up past the 2’s (5-6),
Two-hand turn halfway (7-8),
2’s repeat all this going up the hall (9-16)

B

Circle left halfway (1-2),
Half poussette CW, ladies pushing to start (3-6),
Partner two-hand turn halfway, open to face neighbors,
but keep inside hand joined with partner (7-8),
Set right and left toward neighbors (9-10),
Pass neighbor by right shoulder, along the set (11-12),
Partner two-hand turn once around (13-16)

Gents line dance 4 slipping steps up the hall,
while ladies line dance 4 slipping steps
down the hall (1-2),
Gent 3 and lady 1 take right hands for rights and lefts back
to place (3-8) (turn into place when you meet your partner)

B2

Same as B1 only the ladies slip up and the gents slip down (1-2),
Gent 1 and lady 3 take left hands for rights and lefts to place (3-8)